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Worst-paying cities for women

It doesn't pay to be a woman in the workplace in these 10 worst-paying cities for women, as ranked by financial site 24/7 Wall Street. The site cmpared the median earnings for the past 12 months of both men and women who worked full-time, year-round in the country’s 100 largest metropolitan statistical areas, based on census data. It also reviewed employment composition by sector, also from the Census Bureau.

10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 73.1 percentMedian income for men: $61,412Median income for women: $44,879

9. Tulsa, Okla.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 72.9 percentMedian income for men: $45,312Median income for women: $33,048

8. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 72.1 percentMedian income for men: $72,202Median income for women: $52,063

7. Wichita, Kan.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 71.9 percentMedian income for men: $47,031Median income for women: $33,831

6. Colorado Springs, Colo.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 70.5 percentMedian income for men: $50,908Median income for women: $35,907

5. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 69.8 percentMedian income for men: $45,582Median income for women: $31,820

4. Baton Rouge, La.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 69.3 percentMedian income for men: $51,037Median income for women: $35,362

4. Lancaster, Pa.

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 68.6 percentMedian income for men: $47,318Median income for women: $32,446

2. Ogden-Clearfield, Utah

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 65.2 percentMedian income for men: $52,184Median income for women: $34,018

1. Provo-Orem, Utah

Women’s pay as percentage of men’s: 61.6 percentMedian income for men: $51,692Median income for women: $31,846